Cold War, the Gulf War, and after, Canadians had to make difficult decisions about defence and foreign policy, and these events have shaped the country, developing our industries, changing the role of women, realigning our political factions, and changing Canada’s status in the world.“Decisively dispels the notion that we are a nation without warriors…enables the reader to discover the inherent trends in Canada’s defence strategies, and the significant formative impact that the armed services have had on Canada.”br–iLondon Free Pressbrbr/i“This book should be required reading for anyone interested in Canadian history.”br–iKitchener-Waterloo Record/ibDesmond Morton/bis the author of thirty-one books on Canada and is a frequent contributor to the CBC, Radio-Canada, theiToronto Star/i, theiMontreal Gazette/i, and theiOttawa Citizen/i. He lives in Montreal.b9/12, 2001brbr/bOn Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, Captain Mike Jellinek of the Canadian navy took command of the watch at the subterranean headquarters of NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, near Colorado Springs. By American law, NORAD still looked outward, not inward, chiefly at former Cold War enemies, evidence to its critics of military preoccupations outdated more than a decade after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. An airliner hijacking was reported near Boston, in NORAD’s northeastern sector. Local jet fighters had been scrambled. Jellinek phoned NORAD’s commander. Couldbrhe react? Yes. Before the first hijacked airliner tore into the World Trade Center in New York, Jellinek had fighters vectored on its@  (less)